2 Euro Coins - Similar Coins

Similar Coins

The coins were minted in several of the participating countries, many using blanks produced at Birmingham Mint, Birmingham, England. A problem has arisen in differentiation of coins made using similar blanks and minting techniques.

• The Turkish 1 New Lira coin (which was in circulation from 2005 till 2008) closely resembles the €2 coin in both weight and size, and both coins seem to be recognized and accepted by coin operated machines as being a €2 coin, however 2 euros are worth roughly 4 times than 1 Turkish lira. There are now some vending machines which have been upgraded to refuse the 1 lira coin.
• The 10 Thai baht coin, first minted in 1988, which is of similar shape and size to a €2 coin but worth around 8 times less has recently been appearing in the coin boxes of vending machines throughout Europe and being given back as change in some smaller establishments.
• The new 50 qəpik coin of the Azerbaijani manat also looks like a €2 coin. (The new coin set of the country contains coins similar to some euro coins.)
• The Philippine 10 peso coin is also similar to the 2 Euro coin making it easy to pass for a Euro in some establishments in the Eurozone.
• The Egyptian Pound coin is also similar to the 2 Euro coin making it easy to pass for a Euro in some establishments in the Eurozone. It's worth around 12–13 Euro Cents (1/16 of the 2 Euro coin). It's slightly thicker, with a marginally smaller diameter. In everyday exchanges the similarity is effectively misleading. Its use has been attested in Amsterdam.
• The Mexican 5 peso coin is also similar to the 2 Euro coin. It's worth around 28 Euro Cents (1/7 of the 2 Euro coin).